Reel-clamp for fishing-rods.



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PATENT L oEEICE.

CHARLES E. TERRY, or' BRISTOL, CONNECTICUT.

REEL-CLAMP FOR FlSHlNG-RODS.

Zo all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. TERRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bristol, Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reel-Clamps for Fishing-Rods, of which the follo'v "ng is la clear, full, and exact'description.

l his invention relates to an improved means for clamping the slidable member of a reel-holding receptacle upon the butt of a shing rod or pole.

The object of this invention is to provide a of the reel-receptacle 1n place upon the fishpole rod or butt. 4

In carryin Tout my invention Il enerally make use of t e usual stationary colIar member having a recess upon one portion of its periphery into which one of the ends of areelase may fit, and I provide the slidable mem'- ber of the reel-holding means, WhichI will hereinafter refer to as the collar', r with meansfor clamping it in any longitudinal desired osition upon the butt. Iprefer to effect t e clamping of the collar inposition by the use o f suitable Wedges, and ln'iny pre-f ferred construction illustrated lherein I have shown these Wedges as being screw-threaded, a threaded hand-nut being adapted for coinpressing the Wed es upon the butt itself. I find that a simp e and `serviceable type lof, clamp may be produced by 'providing the collar with an extendingt'ubular portion perforated with suitable openings, preferably rectangular ones, into Which` rectangular Wedges may be fitted and limited in their motion by the edges of the rectangular holes formed in the tubular portion -ofithe collar. By pressing a clamping-nut against these Wedges they may be caused to grip .the rod,

and as the collar and the Wedges are limited:

in movement together the collar Will be held stationary. In my preferred construction these Wedges are shown as having a `screwthread formed on their outer faces for coperation With the thread of the adj acent clamping-nut. This maynot be essential, however, and as shown in a modified. construction these Wedges may be plain and the extending tubular part of the collar'be provided With screw-threads to be gripped by threads of an adjusting-nut, Which in this case might well be provided with inclined faces for coperation with the Wedges. l

.'I'realize that the construction shown and Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 29. 1905. Serial No. 271,735.

.' nal guides 3 formed on the butt.

vPatented. May 15, 1906.

illustrated herein may be varied to quite an extent Without ,departing from the spirit or scope o'fv my invention as set forth in the clalms.

In the va'ccompanyin drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevationfof a shpole-butt provided yWith my invention, the thumb-nutbeing shown partly broken away. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the collar Which contains the Wedges. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the thumb-nut. Fig. '4 is a perspective View of one of thewedges; and Flg. 5 is a'view similar to Fig." 1 'of a modiiicatlon, the adjustingnut and the reel holding members beingshown in section.v

vReferrin first to Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, my

improved shpole-butt is rovided with a stationary handle 1, secure on the rod or butt; proper, l2, which is provided with longitudlnal ribs?) f'orgguidance of the collar4, to be hereinafter described, and also. to aid in the positioning of the ends of the reel 6 in a manner Well knownin the art. The pole may be provided Withthe usual stationary member or collar 7, having a recess 8 for the receptlon of one of the ends ofthe reel, While a second member `or collar 4 is longitudinally movable upon the butt 2-{betv`sreen the handle part and the stationar'y collar.` This collar 4 may be prevented from rotating on the rodby grooving it at 23, as shown in Fig. 2, to fit the longitudi- I .prefer to provide .the collar 4 With an extendin tubular part'or barrel-9, pierced at suitable stances around 'its periphery by rectangular openings 10.` "A .thumb-nut or collar 11 may be inserted over the barrel 10, While the extreme end of the barrelY may be upset orprovided With a ange 11. In the grooves 10 I vlocate wedges 12. As shown in Fig. 4, these wedges arevv formed with interrupted screw-threads across their outer,l face, and they may be curved upon their inner face to fit the curve of the rod, if desired. -In use the reel- 6 is first inserted in position With one end in the recess 8 of the sta- IOO.

tionary vcollar, aI`1d the slidable collar 4 is then forced Iup ,over the other end to grasp 1t i iirmly. -.The thumb-nut is then rotated to mount the incline of the Wedges 12 to force them tightly against the butt 2 to prevent their motion upon the butt.

The collar is IIO In the modification shown in Fig. 5 I have shown the pole to be provided with a handle 1, a stationary collar 7 mounted on the butt 2, Which is provided with guides 3 of the same construction as that first described, While the collar 14 is shown as provided with a barrel 19, having rectangular openings 2O and provided with a' threaded portion 21 instead of the flanged or upset end heretofore described. ln this case the Wedges 22 need not be threaded, but the thumb-nut 18 will be provided With a threaded annular opening at one end and a Wedge-like annular opening at its other end,.preferably with an enlarged annular opening between them, so that upon rotating the threaded nut upon the threaded end of the collar the Wedge-like annular surface of the nut will force the Wedges 22 into intimate Contact With the butt 2 to cause them and also the collar to be tightly clamped in position. Its use will obviously be the same as that described in the description-of my preferred construction.

I claim as my invention- 1. A fishpole-butt having a iixed handle and a slidable collar for the reception of the reel, and clamping means for securing the collar directly on the butt including a rotatable nut whereby the collar may first be forced onto the reel, and the collar then secured to the butt independent of said reel. 2. A shpole-butt having a slidable collar for the reception of the reel, one or more Wedges carried by said collar and means for clamping said Wedges on the butt to lock the collar thereto.

3,. A ishpole-butt having a slidable collar i for the reception of the reel, one or more Wedges carried by said collar, and a screwthreaded means for clamping said Wedges on the butt to lock the collar thereto.

4. A fishpole-butt having a slidable collar for the reception of the reel, one or more screw-threaded Wedges carried by the collar and means for clamping said Wedges on the butt to lock the collar thereto.

5. A shpole-butt having a slidable collar for the reception of the reel, one or more perforations through the body of the collar and a Wedge in each perforation in combination With a threaded hand-nut for clamping the Wedges upon the butt to lock the collar thereto.

6. A ishpole-butt having a slidable collar for the reception of the reel, one or more perforations through the body of the collar and a screw-threaded Wedge in each perforation in combination With a lthreaded handnut for clamping the Wedges upon the butt to lock the collar thereto.

7. The combination of a rod, a socket element slidable thereon, a clamping-jaw upon said element, and means upon said element for forcing said jaw into frictional engagement With said rod.

Signed at New York city this 24th day of May, 19.05,.

CHARLES TERRY.

Witnesses F. WARREN WRIGHT, EMERSON R. NEWELL. 

